TAX PREP PAGES: Content from The Street on common mistakes, deductions to take advantage of
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ghns_pages/x1980196569/Tax-Prep-Time-2012

JANUARY FAMILY: Learn to ski, make oatmeal a healthy treat, how to deal with a destructive pet
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ghns_pages/x2019337284/January-2011-Family-magazine

PRINT ADS FOR JANUARY 2012 CALLOUTS: Promote the callouts that will be syndicated to your Local Loop sections Jan. 2
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/reader_callouts/x301188721/January-2012-callouts-print-ads?page=None

The Street

NETFLIX: Netflix plummets in customer satisfaction -- Netflix saw the biggest decline in customer satisfaction of all online retailers this holiday season, according to a new report. By Olivia Oran, The Street
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1895999420/Netflix-Plummets-in-Customer-Satisfaction

ECONOMY: Want to be a CEO? Recession is your friend -- It takes less time for an employee to reach CEO during a recession, but for smaller firms and lower pay. By Jeanine Skowronski, The Street
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x987652091/Want-to-be-a-CEO-Recession-Is-Your-Friend

TRANSPORTATION: 5 New Year's resolutions for air transport leaders -- Boeing, FedEx, UPS and US Airways should all resolve to improve in 2012. By Ted Reed, The Street
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x987652083/5-New-Years-Resolutions-for-Air-Transport-Leaders

INVESTING: 5 best businesses to get in for 2012 -- Want to start a business but unsure of where you'll get the best return for your investment? Try one of these. By Laurie Kulikowski, The Street
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x987652085/5-Best-Businesses-to-Get-In-for-2012

APPLE: 4 new iPhone apps for 2012 -- Here are four recently-released or revamped iOS apps poised to make a big splash in the new year. By Olivia Oran, The Street
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x987652075/4-New-iPhone-Apps-for-2012

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Lifestyles

-BEST OF 2011--
See more at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/holidays_seasonal/new_year

RELIGION NEWS: 2.8 billion Christians in the world - Weekly Religion News with a new study out from the Pew Research Center on the Christian population, "The Boy Who Met Jesus: Segatashya of Kibeho" by Immaculee Ilibagiza and Steve Erwin and more. By GHNS.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1282423775/Religion-News-2-8-billion-Christians-in-the-world

GARDENER: How to choose winter-gardening light system - Lots of folks bring their gardens inside over the winter months. All kinds of delicate perennials, tropicals, citrus, and even herbs and salad greens, not to mention countless new seed starts, can wait out the cold indoors if they have the right conditions. By Joe Lamp’l, Scripps Howard.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x550232346/Gardener-How-to-choose-winter-gardening-light-system

HOME STYLE: Organize with style next year - When you make your New Year's resolutions for 2012, don't forget to include a few that will help your home become its stylish best. Here are a few ideas to inspire you. By Mary Carol Garrity, Scripps Howard.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1980201981/Home-Style-Organize-with-style-next-year

INTERIORS: 2012 colors examine bridges of life - So do you know what the colors are for the new year? Well, I do. And I'm willing to share that knowledge with you. These colors come to you not just from me but from the prestigious Pantone Color Planner. The Pantone company puts out the color trends twice a year and designers follow them religiously and this year the pallet of colors contemplates the idea of bridges as a metaphor for examining the patterns of life, the environment and the imagination. The colors this year flow from quiet stillness to full blown intensity and offer a multitude or surprising and innovative color patterns and combinations. With that said, let's see what these exciting colors are. By Rosemary Sadez Friedmann, Scripps Howard.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1282427174/Interiors-2012-colors-examine-bridges-of-life

ASK THE PLUMBER: How to keep a kitchen sink clean - Q: Dear Ed: We recently remodeled our kitchen and I now have a "farmer's" type sink with the apron front. From what I understand, it's made out of a "fireclay" material. What exactly is fireclay and what is the best way to clean this type of material? By Ed Del Grande, Scripps Howard.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1569724557/Ask-the-Plumber-How-to-keep-a-kitchen-sink-clean

DIANA BOGGIA: Teach children it’s important to tell - There’s a difference between tattling — providing information for a self-serving reason and getting someone else into trouble — and telling. Telling is providing information for safety. By Diana Boggia, Canton, Ohio.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x1980205447/Diana-Boggia-Teach-children-it-s-important-to-tell

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Entertainment

5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND: This week, party it up on New Year’s Eve and then relax by watching parades, football games and more.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x1980201336/5-Things-to-Do-This-Weekend-Dec-30-Jan-2
* Localization: This file should be localized as much as possible by listing hot spots in town to celebrate New Year’s Eve, any New Year’s Day activities in town, etc.

STAY TUNED: The worst 2011 TV characters - When you write about television, the end of the year means looking back and yes, making “best of” and “worst of” lists. This year had some big highs: “Game of Thrones,” Bryan Cranston's outstanding performance as Walter White on “Breaking Bad” (more on that next week), any scene on “Good Wife” featuring Eli Gold, the end (finally!) of Kate Gosselin's 15 minutes of fame and some bigger lows: Tim Allen's disappointing return to series TV, the entire last season of “Entourage,” killing off TV's best husband on “The Big C” (I'm still trying to forgive you Showtime). By Melissa Crawley, GHNS.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x550231533/Stay-Tuned-The-worst-2011-TV-characters
* Facebook idea: Ask fans who they think were the worst, most disagreeable characters on TV in 2011.

FARR SIDE: Top 10 albums of 2011 - This was a year when most everybody needed to cut loose, kick off their Sunday shoes and dance. If you had moves like Jagger, I hope you didn’t apologize for the party rockin’. High energy, dance-infused club music dominated the charts and airwaves, while a countrified version of the ’80s hit flick “Footloose” kicked up some dust. By David T. Farr, Sturgis, Mich.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x545139090/The-Farr-Side-Top-10-albums-of-2011
* Callout/Facebook idea: Ask people to name their 10 favorite albums of the year. Or you could do a poll and list Farr’s top 5 albums and have people vote on which they think is the best.

More in music and movies at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment

Opinions

EDITORIAL: Verdict still out on Iraq, but lessons learned - The withdrawal of the last U.S. forces from Iraq has occasioned a lot of retrospection about our nearly nine-year military involvement there. There’s much to consider: 4,485 U.S. service members and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed, nearly 3 mil¬lion Iraqis turned into refugees at home or abroad, and roughly $1 trillion in U.S. government spending (not count¬ing our future obligations for caring for wounded veterans). By Holland, Mich.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/opinions/x545139080/Editorial-Verdict-still-out-on-Iraq-but-lessons-learned

KENT BUSH: Stephen Covey's idea could be game changer - Normally, I’m not a big fan of the self-help genre. But I got a very different feeling reading Stephen Covey’s newest endeavor into the field. Covey became famous for his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” He milked that same cow with “The 8th Habit, from Effectiveness to Greatness.” But with his latest release, “The 3rd Alternative,” Covey captured an idea that could be a game changer. By Kent Bush, Augusta, Kan.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/opinions/x550235901/Kent-Bush-Stephen-Coveys-idea-could-be-game-changer
* Poll idea: Ask fans if they think Covey’s idea will be a game changer.

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Business

BIZ BITS: Avoid these mistakes on your tax return - Weekly business rail, with tax tips, a BBB warning about a scam using the BBB name, and more. By GHNS.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1479408482/Biz-Bits-Avoid-these-mistakes-on-your-tax-return
* Localization tip: You could include a weekly tax tip from a local expert, have a business-related Q&A with a local expert or do a “business of the week” feature in which you highlight a local business.

More in tech and finance at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business

Sports

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATION: Rating the conference moves - Conference realignment has been a constant in college football over the past few years. Nebraska is the biggest prize to have moved, switching from the Big 12 to the Big Ten this season and playing well, but by no means taking over upon its arrival. Colorado and Utah made headlines when they decided to move to the Pac-12 around the same time the Cornhuskers decided to make their switch, even though neither made many headlines this fall when they actually started playing against the best of the west. By Eric Avidon, MetroWest, Mass.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/sports/x1569727975/College-Football-Nation-Rating-the-conference-moves

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